Did you know that a small team in Toronto plans all the meal kit recipes for Hello Fresh across Canada? At a recent HelloFresh event in Montreal, I met the international company's Toronto-based Menu Planning Manager, Corby-Sue Neumann. That was more exciting to me than meeting … [Read more...] about Behind HelloFresh with Recipe Developer / Chef Corby-Sue Neumann and Pastaga Chef Martin Juneau
Spatchcocked, Wet-Brined, BBQ-ed Thanksgiving Turkey: Not For Beginners
This recipe is probably not for Thanksgiving Dinner first-timers. It's actually really easy, and if you're comfortable grilling a big piece of meat on a barbecue, maybe this is for first-timers. But if not, just salt the thing in advance (on and under the skin and … [Read more...] about Spatchcocked, Wet-Brined, BBQ-ed Thanksgiving Turkey: Not For Beginners
Best Montreal Restaurants and Food Hall Options for Thanksgiving Without the Dishes: Eat Out or Order In
When I do television segments, I usually forget to mention something pretty important. Today on Global TV Montreal it was the fact that the Marché Artisans is a quasi-food hall. I said it's in the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, but not that there are different counters where you can sit … [Read more...] about Best Montreal Restaurants and Food Hall Options for Thanksgiving Without the Dishes: Eat Out or Order In
Sad Stomach Soup: Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup (Pho’ Ga)
The worst feeling in the world is feeling stomach sick, I think. Okay, maybe not the worst feeling. But it's no fun. Not wanting to eat is also bad, as I experienced recently while away on a work trip. Lying in bed for a day with my knees elevated to relieve the pressure on my … [Read more...] about Sad Stomach Soup: Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup (Pho’ Ga)
A Birthday Best Forgotten
What's your worst birthday? Think back. Was it the time your parents got you the stupid book about farm animals instead of the supercool video game? The time your mom made a saggy vanilla cake or oatmeal raisin cookies instead of buying one from the grocery store (or better yet, … [Read more...] about A Birthday Best Forgotten
Chicken and Vegetable Soup with Confit Garlic Oil and GAPS Diet adventures
I'm not actually on the GAPS diet, but I'm writing about it for an upcoming magazine edition. I came up with this recipe because I was thinking about how monotonous the first phase of the GAPS diet must be (though brief, thankfully). And then how over the next year or so you're … [Read more...] about Chicken and Vegetable Soup with Confit Garlic Oil and GAPS Diet adventures
How Did My Garden Grow? My Community Garden 2018
I can barely call myself a gardener. For four years now, I've had a garden plot in the southwest of Montreal and I've learned a little from the Bangladeshi women, Quebecois men and published authors who share my tree-lined oasis right next to a train track. Why there's a hammock … [Read more...] about How Did My Garden Grow? My Community Garden 2018
Local Delivery and Meal Kits from Three Montreal Companies on Global Television
I headed back to Global TV this morning to talk about the weekly meals and mealkits from Bon C Bon, Crealunch and HelloFresh this morning. The amount of food I had for Laura could taste could feed a small army, and she was a real trooper about giving all the pasta a shot. As … [Read more...] about Local Delivery and Meal Kits from Three Montreal Companies on Global Television
Garam Masala Roasted Cauliflower “Wings”
When I ate my first vegan buffalo "wings," I was floored. They had to be deep-fried. They were chewy and spicy and warm and rich. I even kept pestering the cook, trying to get her to admit there was gluten in the breading. Nope, no breading, she said. Worcestershire? No. Soy … [Read more...] about Garam Masala Roasted Cauliflower “Wings”
Sake and Health: Mutemuka Unpasteurized Sake, Chestnut Shochu and Le Blossom’s Sunday Sake Discount
It's such a shame. Le Blossom in Montreal's gay village has 50% off all bottles of sake every Sunday night, and nobody seems to know about it. That's not the sad part, though. The sad part is that I can't go for at least another three weeks. I'm doing this detox to clear my … [Read more...] about Sake and Health: Mutemuka Unpasteurized Sake, Chestnut Shochu and Le Blossom’s Sunday Sake Discount